North Africa remains the hardest hit region on the continent with 4,506 confirmed cases and 365 fatalities. Egypt currently has 1,322 confirmed cases and Morocco has reported 1,242 cases of COVID-19. Mauritania has only 6 confirmed cases of the virus. Burkina Faso has 364 confirmed cases, while 323 people in Cote d’Ivoire have contracted COVID-19. Southern Africa now has 1,864 confirmed cases, with South Africa reporting the majority at 1,749.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 08, 2020 16:40 UTC